An institution submitted an application seeking the Information Commissioner’s approval to decline to act on three access requests under subsection 6.1(1) of the Access to Information Act. In the institution’s opinion, these requests are made in bad faith and are an abuse of the right to make a request. The institution further claims that it met its duty to assist the requester prior to seeking approval to decline to act.

The Commissioner finds that the institution did show that it had fulfilled its duty to assist the requester prior to seeking approval to decline to act. She also finds that the institution established that the access requests are an abuse of the right to make a request.

The application is granted.